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Zea Mays (Corn) Starch
Zea Mays Starch · Zea Mays (Corn) Starch
Corn starch — absorbs surface oil and moisture and adds a soft, powdery, matte slip.
What it does
It soaks up surface oil and moisture and adds a soft, powdery, matte slip to powders and creams. It’s starch milled from corn. It’s there for texture, not to change your skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2011) judged 18 ingredients from corn safe as used. Their conclusion names corn oil, corn kernel extract and corn starch. They asked makers to limit pesticide residues to no more than 40 parts per million in all, and 10 for any one.Andersen 2011 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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